3 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. 5 My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
Psalms 38:3–5
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Psalms 31:9–11
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Psalms 40:11–13
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Psalms 51:2–4
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Jeremiah 10:18–20
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Jeremiah 8:17–19
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Psalms 109:21–23
21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion. 22 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
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